Basketball game ends, 2-0

[Treeguy]

http://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/more...2-0/ar-AA8WFqR

Both teams went into a stall, 7 shots taken total.

"The National Federation of State High School Associations claims the score tied the record for the lowest-scoring game in the history of high school basketball."

[APG]

I can only imagine how I'd feel if I had wasted money to attend that game.

[deecee]

Did a coach get suspended?

[Rob1968]

So, did one of the pitchers throw a complete game shut-out or did they use a reliever . . . oops . . . wrong forum . . .

[scrounge]

as long as that clock kept running, I'm cool with it

Had a middle school girls game this week that was 2-2 with 2:00 left in the THIRD quarter. There was a late offensive explosion and we ended up with a 10-6 final. The first two baskets were scored early in the 1st, and I had to waive off a FT because the shooter immediately entered the lane (it's Feb, people - you haven't learned yet?). We were afraid at halftime that failure to go to 3-2 would end up in OT!

Unfortunately they weren't running a stall offense. More like the 'run around, turn it over, wrestle around, and not hit the broad side of a barn' offense.

[Pantherdreams]

Maybe get a shot clock . . .

Other then that we have to live with this stuff.

[Stat-Man]

Originally Posted by scrounge

as long as that clock kept running, I'm cool with it

Had a middle school girls game this week that was 2-2 with 2:00 left in the THIRD quarter. There was a late offensive explosion and we ended up with a 10-6 final. The first two baskets were scored early in the 1st, and I had to waive off a FT because the shooter immediately entered the lane (it's Feb, people - you haven't learned yet?). We were afraid at halftime that failure to go to 3-2 would end up in OT!

Unfortunately they weren't running a stall offense. More like the 'run around, turn it over, wrestle around, and not hit the broad side of a barn' offense.

Right before Christmas, I officiated a CYO JV Girls #3 game (4th graders with possibly a couple of third graders). Our score after 3 quarters was 0-0, but it wasn't from lack of trying. A lot of missed shots, turnovers, and an occasional violation was the norm, similar to scrounge's game.

During the break before the fourth quarter, I told my partner that the first team to score would win. Sure enough, the home team scored a minute and a half into the final quarter, and they held on for a 2-1 victory.

Originally Posted by APG

I can only imagine how I'd feel if I had wasted money to attend that game.

I can only imagine how I'd feel if I had made 80 bucks doing that game.

[Mark Padgett]

Originally Posted by AremRed

I can only imagine how I'd feel if I had made 80 bucks doing that game.

That was $40 per point. Tell your assignor you want that rate for all your games.

[Mark Padgett]

Originally Posted by APG

I can only imagine how I'd feel if I had wasted money to attend that game.

Yeah, but you could have taken a really good nap.

[NormanDale]

Originally Posted by Treeguy

http://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/more...2-0/ar-AA8WFqR

Both teams went into a stall, 7 shots taken total.

"The National Federation of State High School Associations claims the score tied the record for the lowest-scoring game in the history of high school basketball."

According to the NFHS website, there were 3 games that were 1-0.

1 Georgetown IL vs. Homer IL (1-0), 3-6, 1930
1 Magnolia IL vs. Granville Hopkins IL (1-0), 11-20, 1929
1 Drain OR vs. Wilbur OR (1-0), 1927

Peach baskets?

[Mark Padgett]

Originally Posted by NormanDale

According to the NFHS website, there were 3 games that were 1-0.

1 Georgetown IL vs. Homer IL (1-0), 3-6, 1930
1 Magnolia IL vs. Granville Hopkins IL (1-0), 11-20, 1929
1 Drain OR vs. Wilbur OR (1-0), 1927

Peach baskets?

This struck me as weird since I was born and raised in Illinois and now live in Oregon. I'll check my old schedules and see if I did any of those games, maybe with MTD Sr.

[Thegr8zebra]

I see this problem mostly in the playoff games and most of those games are held at colleges so they would have a shot clock. I think if the shot clock is there, use it, but don't make those rural schools with barely enough players for a team but one.

[Adam]

Originally Posted by Thegr8zebra

I see this problem mostly in the playoff games and most of those games are held at colleges so they would have a shot clock. I think if the shot clock is there, use it, but don't make those rural schools with barely enough players for a team but one.

You can't force a team to play with a shot clock in February and March if they haven't used one all season.

Again, just a rare issue that doesn't really need to be solved.

[BDevil15]

By rule couldn't the coaches have asked to shorten the quarters to 30 seconds each if they decided to do this? If you were the referee would you have to have a legitimate reason not to agree to shorten the quarters? Or am I taking this out of context?


ART. 3 . . . A quarter(s) may be shortened in an emergency or at any time by mutual agreement of the opposing coaches and referee. Playing time and number of quarters for nonvarsity game quarters may be reduced by mutual agreement of opposing coaches.